Schrodinger's Cat Scrollsaw Portrait

I respect anyone who even knows the story behind Schrodinger’s cat – I REALLY respect someone who understands and can explain this thought experiment.

My friend can do this with ease – and she’s a chick that loves science! Awesome.

This was a fun, but challenging piece to create – their were a LOT of pieces that I just had to leave “float” and not connect to the surrounding wood. These pieces were cut out first and the waste pieces had to be saved to be used later as a guide when I later glued the “floaters” to the felt backing.

The piece measured around 9×12 and is solid white oak. It’s around 1/4 of an inch thick.

All pieces were first soaked in lemon oil and then a piece of thick black felt was attached to the back for contrast and a surface to affix the floating pieces.

Man that is something else…is the concept for the art original? It’s pretty genius…the drawing itself…it’s relation to itself and it’s story…and oh you know what I mean…it works amazingly well. I would love to have it on a shirt!

I first heard of Shrodinger’s cat while reading Robert Heinlein’s books. He was intrigued by science and catsand thanks to him, Gamow and others I managed to learn a little science, and have quit trying to figure outcats and women, enjoy both thoroughly though. Thanks for sharing this wonderful wooden interpretation.I wonder if that tail is an interpretation of the thumbs up or down from the days of the gladiators?